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50 CFR 20.115: Duck and dove zone and split-season configurations.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS
- PART 20—MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING
- Subpart K—Process for Issuing Authorization Conditions for Migratory Game Bird Hunting
The alternative combinations of zones and season segments that a State may use for duck and dove hunting in a 5-year period are described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. The SRC may approve a deviation from the 5-year period length for all four flyways.
(a) Duck hunting zone and split-season configurations include:
(1) One zone (same as no zones) with up to three season segments;
(2) Two zones with up to two season segments in each zone;
(3) Two zones with up to three season segments in each zone;
(4) Three zones with up to two season segments in each zone; or
(5) Four zones with a continuous season (i.e., no segments) in each zone.
(b) Dove hunting zone and split-season configurations include:
(1) One zone (same as no zones) with up to three season segments; or
(2) Two zones with up to three season segments in each zone, except in the Western Management Unit where the season in one or both zones may be split into two segments.
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